Monday, March 11, 2019

Economics and Corruption related links 031119



Average tax refunds down 16.7% in third week of IRS filing

The real Brexit cliff edge is not on March 29th - it's July 1st

The grim truth behind ‘Global Britain’ myth: The reality of Britain’s position after it leaves the EU is becoming clearer

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Higher food prices, an extra £13bn in costs for 240,000 businesses and huge passport queues: Government releases damning no deal Brexit report just hours after May insists UK can 'make a success out of crashing out without a deal'

GOP plan aims to take student loan payments from paychecks: A new Republican plan would have student loan payments come right out of borrowers’ paychecks. Ali Velshi and Stephanie Ruhle break down the arguments for and against the controversial plan that’s meant to fix America’s student loan debt crisis.

Fordham confims Cohen threatened legal action if Trump’s grades became public

Texas lawmaker says he's not worried about measles outbreak because of ‘antibiotics'

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez responds to Trust Fund Princess Ivanka Trump about what workers deserve

Measles outbreaks force states to move toward mandatory immunization, spurring anti-vaxxer protests

The insulin story, a perfect example of corporations stealing the wealth of most of us

Activists demand Wall Street banks break up with private prisons in national Valentine's Day protest

Labour and the Tories change tactics on Brexit: Theresa May offers Parliament a chance to stop the clock, while Jeremy Corbyn raises the prospect of a second referendum

Chinese official LOLs as Trump and adviser argue about trade

Lifelong smoker pens own obituary before dying of lung cancer: 'I was an idiot'

Lebanon nominates Ziad Hayek for World Bank boss: Though as qualified as America’s nominee, David Malpass, Mr Hayek stands little chance

NICK COHEN: Theresa May is too stupid by half.  Theresa May’s closed mind has brought her country to the brink of disaster. NICK COHEN’s damning verdict on a prime minister unfit to lead.

He went to the ER in Taiwan, then his "Horrors of Socialized Medicine" post went viral.

BREXIT : Take Back Control : Rage Against The Brexit Machine

Ivanka Sits In Stunned Silence As Angela Merkel Shreds Daddy's Trade War With Europe

Janet Yellen: Trump doesn't know squat about economics

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez questions why US pays for 'unlimited war' but not Medicare-for-all

Retiree Decides to Spend Rest of Life at Holiday Inn, Since It’s Cheaper Than a Senior Home

Donald Trump's sons' secret service protection on business trips could cost millions for US taxpayers
Eric and Donald Jr Trump are in Dubai to open a new golf course

Ocasio-Cortez responds to Ivanka Trump: 'I actually worked for tips and hourly wages'

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez masterfully exposes Trump's tax fraud: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez just showed Congress how it's done.

Cat Bites The Hand That Feeds; Hospital Bills $48,512

Security Council Presidency: Two Friends, France and Germany, Now Share an Office

Here’s How America Uses Its Land

UK patient 'free' of HIV after stem cell treatment

Belgium Euthanized 2357 People Last Year, Including Dozens of Mentally Disabled Patients

Donald Tusk claims anti-European forces meddled in Brexit vote: European council president echoes Emmanuel Macron’s warning of malign influences

John Oliver does "Automation" with special Philadelphia mention (adult content)

Filling The Void: Bruce K. Alexander On How Our Culture Is Making Us Addicted

A piece by A A Gill who died in December 2016.

Sex and the (Nursing) Facility

It's time to blame Brexiteers for the economic mess that we are in: Boris Johnson, Nigel Farage and Michael Gove are slippery charlatans who weaved a web of treachery to promote their jaundiced ideologies above the nation’s true interest

T-Mobile spent nearly $200,000 at Trump's hotel while seeking administration approval of mega-merger

What lies ahead is a Brexeternity of difficult and tetchy negotiations between the UK and the EU

The more we learn about Brexit, the more crooked it looks

What Is a Tariff and What Are the Real Impacts of Them in 2019?  In two years tariffs have leapt from a niche issue to a major force in American policy. Here's what they are.

Socialism and Capitalism Work Together: Redistribution policies have helped to lift billions of people out of extreme poverty.

Americans will need a visa to visit 22 countries in Europe starting in 2021

The love of money is the root of all evil

If you can help. . . You should.

Study: Almost half of new cancer patients lose their entire life savings

Economic reality trumps policy fantasy

The Green New Deal’s Army

11 Million Taxpayers Losing $323 Billion In Deductions In Trump Tax Hit: More bad news for middle America after corporate taxes were slashed.

The Bull Market Began 10 Years Ago. Why Aren’t More People Celebrating?  Americans are still scarred by the financial crisis, and the fruits of this decade’s record-breaking rally fell mostly to the rich.

Measles outbreaks in America are getting harder to contain: The biggest have occurred among insular religious or immigrant groups

How Wall Street Gave Us Trump w/Michael Hudson

On Contact: The history of debt forgiveness

…and forgive them their debts: Lending, Foreclosure and Redemption — From Bronze Age Finance to the Jubilee Year

Everything You Thought You Knew About Western Civilization Is Wrong: A Review of Michael Hudson’s New Book, And Forgive Them Their Debts

BREXIT: "Now you must shut up and accept whatever, you had your say 3 years ago" - Richard Corbett

Nobody wants this Brexit - it's time to grow up, and ditch this miscarriage of democracy: Euthanase Brexit. Now

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